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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Rossi give Freda and Brenda the rest of the day off?
(a) He wants them to come in early tomorrow.
(b) He knows they have worked a lot of overtime lately.
(c) He knows it is a religious holiday for them.
(d) He thinks Freda's mother died.

2. What does Freda ask Brenda to steal from the factory?
(a) Pens.
(b) Chianti.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Envelopes.

3. Who is Rossi?
(a) The factory manager.
(b) Freda's boyfriend.
(c) Vittorio's son.
(d) Brenda's boyfriend.

4. In what city is THE BOTTLE FACTORY OUTING set?
(a) Glasgow.
(b) Vienna.
(c) London.
(d) Dublin.

5. What is unusual about the Italian men working at the factory?
(a) Only two of them speak English.
(b) They take naps at noon.
(c) They go home for lunch.
(d) They have wine in the morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Freda?

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons Mr. Paganotti's employees love him?

3. How do Brenda and Freda get to work?

4. Where does Rossi regularly summon Brenda?

5. Which of the men is infatuated by Brenda?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Brenda.

2. How does the author show that the factory workers are very poor?

3. Who is Maria and what is her attachment to Freda?

4. What are Freda and Brenda's circumstances and how did they meet?

5. Describe Freda.

6. What does Freda enjoy about arriving at the factory each morning?

7. How does the author use foreshadowing in Maria's reading fortunes in tea leaves?

8. What embarrassing habit does Brenda have that annoys Freda?

9. What is the setting for THE BOTTLE FACTORY OUTING and who are the two characters first introduced?

10. Despite of her feelings of jealousy, how does Brenda feel herself coming back to life?

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